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About Dighiya Village

Dighiya is one of the larger villages in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,097, made up of 2,621 males and 2,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.5 hectares hectares.

Dighiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 336.5 hectares
Population 5,097
Male Population 2,621
Female Population 2,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighiya compares

By the 2011 count Dighiya is the 18th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 336.5 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dighiya

Dighiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dighiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighiya from other places

Dighiya lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 3.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dighiya
Nearest railway station Unchdih 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 9.7 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 32 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Dighiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meja tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dighiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighiya village had a population of 5,097. That makes it the 18th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Dighiya village has 2,621 males and 2,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighiya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Dighiya covers 336.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighiya falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighiya is Unchdih, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Dighiya.

Dighiya is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighiya is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 3.5 km away. Meja is about 9.7 km away. Gyānpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garetha (under 2 km), Andhi (1.7 km) and Monai (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dighiya today is likely to be higher.

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